Texas Startup Blog written by Alexander Muse

Request for comments: elfURL.com

October 30, 2005

We finalized the tool list for the beta launch of the Big in Japan project and elfURL made the cut. It will have to be rewritten to fit in the mix so I thought I would ask for ideas, suggestions or comments regarding the forthcoming makeover. The current idea list includes:

  • Write the new version of elfURL in Rails, and of course add some cool Ajax goodness.
  • Use CSS for the site and dump the tables.
  • Make it easier to ‘get’ the URL (now it is sort of a pain to highlight and copy).
  • Change the way elfURL creates delicious tags (instead of public tags, make them unique to the users delicious account)
  • Include Technorati tags in addition to the current Rel-Tags.
  • Offer suggested tags via Tagyu’s API.
  • Build in the TinyDisk hack - i.e. support it.
  • Improve the code to support the added requirements from TinyDisk.
  • Offer a password for URLs - i.e. if you want to keep them private.
  • Offer Apple and Konfabulator widgets for elfURL
  • Offer Movable Type and WordPress plugins.

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